Limited palette

Cartoon / anime theme

Uses intentionally limited color palette, with certain primary colors (including additive primaries) seemingly missing altogether (and/or any variation of them). Not for flat shading (limited hue) or platform/hardware specific limitations on color.

games

platforms

WII 2009-03

SWTC 2020-03-24

PS4 2015-03-03

WIN 2013-11-03

WIN 2016-01-26

Guild of Dungeoneering

WIN 2015-07-14

Vib-Ribbon

PS1 1999-12-09

Betrayer

WIN 2014-03

Vigil: Blood Bitterness

WIN 2006-12

The Lost Crown: a ghost-hunting adventure

WIN 2008-03

Pong

LIN 2013-09-02

Dogurai

PS4 2020-03-24

See also: selective color, desaturated

This is for when there's notable lacking in colours, but isn't monochromatic either. Color shift doesn't count either as that's different kind, e.g. pink counts for red, cyan/turquoise for blue, etc.

Does not refer to using less than 24bit color depth and only few things from the full range, this is about complete lack of the 3 primary colors in any form, though lacking of more minor colors can be counted if the other minor colors are obviously there. This omits simple graphics.

Mimicking limited color choices of other platforms (retro graphics) should be tagged with something else as well.

Parent group

Visuals

Games by year

The first Limited palette video game was released on December 9, 1999.

Coffee Stain Studios, OSome Studio and Ultra Runaway published most of these games.

Platforms

Linux		30
Windows		12
Mac OS X		4
PS4		2
Xbox One		2
PS		1
Wii		1
Android		1
iOS		1
BSD		1
Switch		1

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